The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juan Pieterse & Mathys van der Merwe finished 207th of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:33:27.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:55 quicker than the median and 27th of 308. A harder second half: 4:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Cape Town 1. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 4:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 5:18v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 6:54v median +1:02
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 7:09v median +0:47
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 7:31v median +1:11
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:52v median +1:18
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:53v median +1:32
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 7:53v median +1:24
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 8:29v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 296
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 296 men's teams who finished.